Published April 2011
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Journal Article
Selective ethylene oligomerization: Recent advances in chromium catalysis and mechanistic investigations
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Agapie, Theodor
Abstract
Selective production of linear α-olefins is of significant commercial interest. Recently discovered catalytic systems based on titanium, tantalum, and chromium show remarkable selectivity and productivity for the oligomerization of ethylene to 1-hexene or 1-octene. Chromium-based catalysts are the most selective and active and show the highest structural diversity. This paper discusses the most recent advances in chromium chemistry related to selective olefin oligomerization. Aspects regarding ligand design, catalyst generation, selectivity for different products, and reaction mechanism are presented. Isotopic labeling protocols designed to distinguish between various mechanisms of catalysis are reviewed.
Additional Information
© 2010 Elsevier B.V. Available online 2 December 2010. I am grateful to BP Chemicals (then Innovene) and the USDOE Office of Basic Energy Sciences (Grant No. DE-FG03-85ER13431) for financial support of the selective ethylene trimerization reaction in the Bercaw group. I am indebted to John Bercaw and Jay Labinger for their mentorship during my doctoral studies and beyond, and my colleagues working on related chemistry in the Bercaw group, Susan Schofer and Paul Elowe, for stimulating discussions. Note: After the submission of this manuscript a review that covers processes for the production of 1-octene, including the selective tetramerization of ethylene, appeared in press [127].Additional details
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- 23569
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- 10.1016/j.ccr.2010.11.035
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- CaltechAUTHORS:20110506-100717427
- BP Chemicals
- DE-FG03-85ER13431
- Department of Energy (DOE)
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